US Census Data

Lowest poverty rate in Michigan

Michigan counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Michigan by poverty rate — which have the lowest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Livingston County leads at 4.9%.

Among cities & places, Alden leads at 0.0%.

Counties

#NamePoverty rate
1Livingston County4.9%
2Leelanau County7.1%
3Oakland County7.7%
4Eaton County7.7%
5Barry County8.1%
6Ottawa County8.2%
7Grand Traverse County8.6%
8Charlevoix County8.7%
9Keweenaw County8.7%
10Allegan County9.3%
11Emmet County9.3%
12Clinton County9.4%
13Antrim County9.4%
14Otsego County9.6%
15Lapeer County9.8%
16Dickinson County9.8%
17Macomb County9.8%
18Benzie County10.2%
19Alger County10.2%
20Kent County10.6%
21Missaukee County10.8%
22Midland County10.9%
23St. Clair County11.0%
24Monroe County11.1%
25Ionia County11.4%
26Lenawee County11.6%
27Shiawassee County11.7%
28Manistee County11.8%
29St. Joseph County12.0%
30Montcalm County12.0%
31Huron County12.2%
32Menominee County12.2%
33Jackson County12.2%
34Presque Isle County12.2%
35Ontonagon County12.6%
36Muskegon County12.6%
37Tuscola County12.6%
38Cheboygan County12.8%
39Wexford County12.9%
40Gladwin County13.2%
41Cass County13.2%
42Kalamazoo County13.3%
43Oceana County13.3%
44Arenac County13.4%
45Baraga County13.5%
46Marquette County13.6%
47Van Buren County13.8%
48Washtenaw County13.8%
49Sanilac County14.0%
50Delta County14.0%
51Bay County14.0%
52Kalkaska County14.1%
53Calhoun County14.2%
54Gratiot County14.3%
55Newaygo County14.3%
56Alcona County14.3%
57Mason County14.6%
58Crawford County14.8%
59Schoolcraft County14.8%
60Gogebic County15.0%
61Berrien County15.2%
62Roscommon County15.4%
63Branch County15.4%
64Hillsdale County15.5%
65Chippewa County15.6%
66Oscoda County15.8%
67Osceola County15.8%
68Houghton County15.9%
69Genesee County15.9%
70Ingham County16.4%
71Iosco County16.6%
72Mackinac County16.9%
73Iron County16.9%
74Alpena County17.0%
75Luce County17.2%
76Ogemaw County17.5%
77Montmorency County17.9%
78Saginaw County18.1%
79Mecosta County19.2%
80Wayne County20.1%
81Lake County20.6%
82Clare County21.1%
83Isabella County23.2%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePoverty rate
1Alden0.0%
2Cedar0.0%
3Chums Corner0.0%
4Cross Village0.0%
5Crystal Downs Country Club0.0%
6Dodgeville0.0%
7Glen Arbor0.0%
8Grand Marais0.0%
9Haring0.0%
10Hartland0.0%
11Hickory Corners0.0%
12Lake Victoria0.0%
13Lamont0.0%
14Loomis0.0%
15Maple Grove0.0%
16Nunica0.0%
17Pilgrim0.0%
18Ponshewaing0.0%
19Scotts0.0%
20Trimountain0.0%
21Wedgewood0.0%
22Barton Hills0.4%
23South Gull Lake0.7%
24Fowler1.0%
25Elberta1.1%
26Wacousta1.2%
27Leland1.3%
28Vineyard Lake1.3%
29Brutus1.4%
30Blissfield1.4%
31Shoreham1.4%
32Huntington Woods1.6%
33Horton Bay1.7%
34Covington1.8%
35Lake Leelanau1.8%
36Spring Arbor1.8%
37Onekama1.9%
38Bergland1.9%
39Burt2.0%
40Pleasant Ridge2.0%
41Dexter2.1%
42Beverly Hills2.2%
43Village of Clarkston2.3%
44Franklin2.3%
45Byron Center2.3%
46Grosse Pointe2.4%
47Gibraltar2.5%
48Crystal Mountain2.5%
49Lake Ann2.6%
50Forest Hills2.6%
51Grosse Pointe Farms2.6%
52Grand Beach2.7%
53Hardwood Acres2.7%
54Oak Hill2.7%
55Emmett2.8%
56Village of Grosse Pointe Shores2.8%
57Caledonia2.9%
58Reese2.9%
59Lost Lake Woods2.9%
60Dansville3.0%
61Plymouth3.1%
62Stanwood3.1%
63Eagle Harbor3.1%
64Walloon Lake3.1%
65Ruby3.1%
66Caberfae3.1%
67Three Lakes3.2%
68Beal City3.2%
69Winn3.2%
70Trufant3.2%
71Northville3.4%
72Otsego3.4%
73Dorr3.4%
74East Grand Rapids3.5%
75Westphalia3.5%
76Palmer3.5%
77Bloomfield Hills3.6%
78Leonard3.6%
79Frankenmuth3.6%
80Michigan Center3.6%
81Sylvan Lake3.6%
82Michiana3.8%
83Skanee3.8%
84Chelsea3.8%
85Filer City3.8%
86Petersburg4.0%
87Hemlock4.0%
88Shaftsburg4.0%
89Farmington4.0%
90Greilickville4.2%
91Presque Isle Harbor4.2%
92DeWitt4.2%
93Pinckney4.3%
94Elk Rapids4.3%
95Fruitport4.3%
96Grosse Pointe Woods4.3%
97Stronach4.3%
98Rochester4.4%
99Comstock Northwest4.4%
100Douglas4.4%

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